Category Archives: Columnists

Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, May 8, 1959

Posted on May 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Why Eyewitnesses Aren't Too Reliable Yesterday I detailed three recent local cases of innocent persons being jailed by mistaken eyewitness testimony. I told you that the cases weren't rare ones. Today, I'm going to tell you why. To … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — May 7, 1959

Posted on May 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

Noisesome to Some Apparently a city employee who complained here about the music broadcast in City Hall is not alone in his irritation. Other tortured souls have chimed in with similar grievances. One man writes: "Each day from 7:30 a.m. … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, May 7, 1959

Posted on May 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Confidential File  An Eyewitness Can Be High Executioner There's a man in our society I fear. He's an honest man, conscientious and law-abiding. His intentions are the best. But because of — rather than in spite of — his … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — May 6, 1959

Posted on May 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

Shell Game It is the nature of shell collectors to correspond with each other and, thus, adman Bennett Foster has learned of the fantastic tale of R. Julian Dashwood, the only white man on the island of Mauke, in the … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, May 6, 1959

Posted on May 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Prince Otto I Isn't Even Housebroken There is a base canard, perpetrated by the hopelessly sentimental, that a dog is man's best friend. A dog, I say to you, is a false friend. He'll make a slobbering, emotional … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — May 5, 1959

Posted on May 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

Non-Conformist There is a widespread belief that conformity has so overwhelmed everyone that even the hardiest individualists have lost their incentive and inspiration. There's evidence today that this is not entirely true. A solid citizen, piqued at some flaw in … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, May 5, 1959

Posted on May 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by John Malmin / Los Angeles Times Elizabeth Ann Duncan crosses her fingers during her murder trial.   CONFIDENTIAL FILE Frank S. Duncan Has Come to Town In a sparsely furnished office on the floor of a modernistic Sunset … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — May 4, 1959

Posted on May 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

Meet Mr. Malaprop A police reporter on the Chicago American named Jim Murray is one of those rare birds, a natural malapropper, a species which must be joyously esteemed wherever it is found. He doesn't know it but a colleague, … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, May 4, 1959

Posted on May 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Chandler? The Name's Familiar If you want the truth, I'm pretty sticky about accepting collect telephone calls. No slur intended at the phone company, but they're just not worth the price. Long years of sad experience have taught … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — May 2, 1959

Posted on May 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

LIVE AND LEARN For many parents Thursday was Back to School Night, a solemn event at which they dragged themselves through the routines their little darlings must endure every day. They went to the same classes their youngsters do, met … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, May 2, 1959

Posted on May 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Mash Notes and Comments (Press Release) "With so many people planning June weddings, a man who has helped arrange over 15,000 weddings during his career, Robert D. Howard, Hotel Edison executive, has compiled a list of 10 tips. … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — May 1, 1959

Posted on May 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

A Call From Sam Bill Stout of KNXT received a phone call the other day from a stranger who said he was Sam (Golf Bag) Hunt, a big man in Chicago hoodlum circles. He was calling, he said, to get … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, May 1, 1959

Posted on May 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

  CONFIDENTIAL FILE Has the Black Hand a Grip on Our City? Without trumpets to announce his arrival or news cameras to record it, a very controversial young man slipped into town yesterday. His name: Alvin H. Goldstein Jr. For … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — April 30, 1959

Posted on April 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

Tijuana Exile Hopes This is a further report on Roy Huerta, separated for the last 10 years from his beloved wife, Manuela, and their six children. Roy, 39, is a cook at a restaurant on Sunset Blvd. and lives with … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, April 30, 1959

Posted on April 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Murdering Your Wife a High Misdemeanor What Makes Man a Wife Murderer? BY DR. PAUL POPENOE What makes men murder their wives? Perhaps you don't think the matter is especially pertinent to you personally, but let's talk about … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — April 29, 1959

Posted on April 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Money Troubles The bitter warfare between those who owe money and those who are trying to collect it goes on and on, with extracurricular activity here and there. A mother received a call recently from a woman who said … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, April 29, 1959

Posted on April 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Pinball Machinery Tilts in El Monte I'm no crime-buster. But every now and then I come up with a morsel about some slightly illegal activity being conducted under the noses of some slightly more than indifferent officials in … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — April 28, 1959

Posted on April 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

Stop the Music In the event you hadn't heard, music is broadcast over the City Hall loudspeaker system. Maybe not the best music, but music. Now an anonymous city employee asks bitterly, "Why must we be submitted to this torture?" … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, April 28, 1959

Posted on April 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL FILE A Fellow to Whom We Should Subscribe Normally, I don't go around hawking newspapers. Especially other people's newspapers. But today, I make an exception. Right now, this minute, I'm hustling sheets. At no commission. Like I say, it's … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — April 27, 1959

Posted on April 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

Goleta's Great Day In the twilight of Monday, Feb. 23, 1942, a Japanese submarine a mile offshore fired 25 shells from its 5-in. deck guns at the Elwood oil field inGoleta, a few miles north of Santa Barbara. The attack, … Continue reading →

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